Don't be predictable or it can hurt you

#1 10th June 2007, 7:15 PM

A lesson on why you should not become to predictable. I got her to do what I wanted, when I wanted.

Playing heads up in a SnG and I notice a pattern and used it to win. She was folding everytime to my 3xBB raises so I wondered what would happen if I just did 2xBB. Would that allow me to apply pressure for less? I min raised a couple times and opponent went all-in. I stored that nugget for later in the game. I did not do it again until I wanted her to do it and BINGO.

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PokerStars Game #10366237705: Tournament #52522293, $6.00+$0.60 Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2007/06/10 - 12:57:17 (ET)
Table '52522293 1' 6-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 2: titans4ever (7310 in chips)
Seat 6: jennyfermabe (1690 in chips)
titans4ever: posts small blind 50
jennyfermabe: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to titans4ever [Qd 6d]
titans4ever: raises 100 to 200
jennyfermabe: raises 1490 to 1690 and is all-in
titans4ever: folds
jennyfermabe collected 400 from pot
jennyfermabe: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 400 | Rake 0
Seat 2: titans4ever (button) (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: jennyfermabe (big blind) collected (400)

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PokerStars Game #10366261939: Tournament #52522293, $6.00+$0.60 Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2007/06/10 - 12:59:02 (ET)
Table '52522293 1' 6-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 2: titans4ever (6760 in chips)
Seat 6: jennyfermabe (2240 in chips)
titans4ever: posts small blind 50
jennyfermabe: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to titans4ever [9s Qc]
titans4ever: raises 100 to 200
jennyfermabe: raises 2040 to 2240 and is all-in
titans4ever: folds
jennyfermabe collected 400 from pot
jennyfermabe: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 400 | Rake 0
Seat 2: titans4ever (button) (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: jennyfermabe (big blind) collected (400)

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PokerStars Game #10366302861: Tournament #52522293, $6.00+$0.60 Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2007/06/10 - 13:02:03 (ET)
Table '52522293 1' 6-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 2: titans4ever (6810 in chips)
Seat 6: jennyfermabe (2190 in chips)
jennyfermabe: posts small blind 50
titans4ever: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to titans4ever [Ah Qd]
jennyfermabe: calls 50
titans4ever: raises 100 to 200
jennyfermabe: raises 1990 to 2190 and is all-in
titans4ever: calls 1990
*** FLOP *** [7d 7c Td]
*** TURN *** [7d 7c Td] 8♦
*** RIVER *** [7d 7c Td 8d] 9♦
*** SHOW DOWN ***
titans4ever: shows [Ah Qd] (a flush, Queen high)
jennyfermabe: shows [Kc Qs] (a pair of Sevens)
titans4ever collected 4380 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 4380 | Rake 0
Board [7d 7c Td 8d 9d]
Seat 2: titans4ever (big blind) showed [Ah Qd] and won (4380) with a flush, Queen high
Seat 6: jennyfermabe (button) (small blind) showed [Kc Qs] and lost with a pair of Sevens

#2 10th June 2007, 7:40 PM

HU is all about these little reads that turn out to be huge.

The average player is so predictable, and playing with him/her every hand means that your reads come into play, well, every hand. Getting a solid read HU can give you a huge edge.

#3 10th June 2007, 7:53 PM

Well done T4E

#4 10th June 2007, 9:19 PM

What Chuck said. Very nice read Titan. And this is exactly why I laugh when people say you can't get a read on someone online or there are no tells. There ARE tells, but they are different. Betting patterns are on example of an online tell and something you were able to exploit here. Great job.

#5 18th June 2007, 8:30 PM

True, tells are huge online

#6 18th June 2007, 9:04 PM

Hey, thanks for giving this example..I have a problem with heads-up.

#7 20th June 2007, 12:44 AM

#8 20th June 2007, 1:12 AM

Dyou think it was the minraise that induced the allin?

Im thinking with her being more than 3-1 behind in chips, KQ is going allin pretty often

#9 20th June 2007, 5:16 AM

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